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new ball

new ball noun: a cricket ball never previously used in a match; a replacement new cricket ball taken by the captain of the bowling side at certain specified times during an innings.

Noun

new ball (plural new balls)

  1. A cricket ball never previously used in a match; a replacement new cricket ball taken by the captain of the bowling side at certain specified times during an innings.
  2. Any of a set of replacement tennis balls issued at specified times in the professional game.

Forms of new ball

pluralnew balls

Questions about new ball

What does new ball mean?
New ball means a cricket ball never previously used in a match; a replacement new cricket ball taken by the captain of the bowling side at certain specified times during an innings.
What part of speech is new ball?
New ball is a noun.
What is the plural of new ball?
The plural of new ball is new balls.

Words near new ball in the dictionary

  1. New Augusta
  2. new Australian
  3. new Australians
  4. new baby smell
  5. New Baguio
  6. new ball
  7. new balls
  8. New Barag
  9. New Barbaza
  10. New Barili
  11. New Barn

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